New National Efforts to Combat the Widespread Drug Overdose Opioid Epidemic in the Country The United States is in the midst of a crisis regarding an epidemic of opiate overdose deaths. Approximately 90 Americans die

January 23, 2018(AP)(STL.News)-Johnson & Johnson posted a rare quarterly loss, a whopping $10.71 billion, due to a $13.6 billion charge related to the recent U.S. tax overhaul. The health care giant on Tuesday also reported

TOPEKA, Kan. /January 8, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — A white Kansas state lawmaker arguing against the legalization of any use of marijuana suggested that it and other drugs were originally outlawed in part because blacks were

LONDON /December 19, 2017 (AP)(STL.NEWS) — World 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin fired coach Dennis Mitchell following an undercover investigation reported Tuesday that appeared to show people linked to the sprinter offering to supply performance-enhancing drugs.

New guidelines developed by health care providers and community partners under bipartisan legislation signed by Governor Dayton in 2015 In 2016, 376 people died from opioid overdoses in Minnesota, a 12 percent increase over the

TRENTON, NJ/November 29, 2017 (STL.News) State of New Jersey Governor Christie made the following public statement about the addiction crisis: Governor Christie: The opioid crisis didn’t start on January 20th, 2017. I want you to

WASHINGTON/November 20, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars. In an analysis to be released Monday,

DOVER, DE/November 8, 2017 (STL.News) –The number of prescriptions written in Delaware for opioid pain medications has fallen since the enactment of new prescribing regulations by the Department of State earlier this year. Statistics from

October 27, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) President Donald Trump is promising a “massive advertising campaign” as part of his administration’s response to the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, but past marketing efforts have shown few results

ANCHORAGE, Alaska/October 18, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — Iditarod, Drugs, Dog Sled Race: For the first time in the history of the world’s most famous sled dog race, several of the high-performance animals have tested positive for